In 2015, just 15 per cent of Academy members were women and eight per cent people of colour.

This year’s invitees were 49 per cent female, bringing the total Academy female membership to 38 per cent.

The Academy said 38 per cent of this year’s new members were people of colour, bringing the total Academy membership to 16 per cent.

The Academy invites elite members of the film industry to join its ranks each year, but the membership drive has accelerated in the past two years after it faced criticism and the (hash)OscarsSoWhite campaign.

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